gps

• Sistema de navegación que utiliza satélites y computadoras para determinar la latitud y la longitud de un receptor en la Tierra calculando la diferencia en el tiempo de llegada de señales de diferentes satélites.

A navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver.

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1. Global Positioning SystemB1formaltechnical

   A satellite-based navigation system that provides location and time information to a receiver anywhere on Earth.

   Sistema de Posicionamiento Global

   • The GPS guided us to the exact location of the restaurant.
   • Modern smartphones have built-in GPS for navigation.
   • The hiker used a GPS device to avoid getting lost in the forest.

   Sinónimosglobal positioning system